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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Email Groups

Christopher Ostrander Jr
Christopher Ostrander Jr
7,155 Points
Posted by Christopher Ostrander Jr
Christopher Ostrander Jr
7,155 Points

Lost

contacts = re.match(""" (?P<email>[-\w\d.+]+@[-\w\d.]+),\s (?P<phone>(?\d{3})?-?\s?\d{3}-\d{4}) """, string, re.X|re.M)

I have spent a lot of time trying to figure this out and I'm losing interest quickly. What is the problem with what I have?

emails.py 
import re

string = '''Love, Kenneth, kenneth+challenge@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5555, @kennethlove
Chalkley, Andrew, andrew@teamtreehouse.co.uk, 555-555-5556, @chalkers
McFarland, Dave, dave.mcfarland@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5557, @davemcfarland
Kesten, Joy, joy@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5558, @joykesten'''

contacts = re.match("""
    (?P<email>[-\w\d.+]+@[-\w\d.]+),\s 
    (?P<phone>\(?\d{3}\)?-?\s?\d{3}-\d{4})
""", string, re.X|re.M)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

You nearly had it! The instructions say "Create a new variable named contacts that is an re.search() ...", but this code is using "re.match()" instead. Otherwise, the regex pattern is good!